as in slug
a lazy person
a tropical resort that is perfect for live wires and lotus-eaters alike
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Recent Examples of lotus-eater
The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound.
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Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lotus-eater
Noun
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Studying the creature’s body physiology, habitat, and genome showed that this is no ordinary slug.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Clutch hits can elude them while singles have supplanted slug as their standard operating procedure.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
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Officers also interviewed potential witnesses and the department deployed drones, canine units, scuba divers and planes to canvas the area, Tisch said.N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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The drones are already equipped with ballistic fire controls and automatic targeting algorithms, but these systems may need improving.David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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This luxurious sheet mask is infused with COSRX snail 96 mucin power essence, offering hydration and nourishment.Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Kena Betancur / Getty Images Gary the snail hitched a ride on SpongeBob SquarePants.Claudia Hernández, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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After all, there is a reason why people uninterested in physical activity are often dubbed couch potatoes.Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
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Some people in the audience are weekend warriors, others are couch potatoes, and others are hardened survivalists.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2024
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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“Lotus-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotus-eater. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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